The Salina Journal from Salina, Kansas • Page 15

THE SALINA JOURNAL BPORT8 Sunday, March 2J. AIM Darlington, S. Site Of Jays 1 Training Camp Eight Phil Clubs Near Each Other; Salina Team Home About April 20 Darlington, S. farm clubs of the Philadelphia Phillies, including the Salina Blue Jays of the Western association, will begin spring baseball practice here, or within a radius of 10 miles from here, Monday morning. Headquarters for Philadelphia appointed, managers, scouts and instructors will be at Bennettsville, S.

C. At the baseball park here, Salina. Pittsfield, of the Canadian- American a Elizabethton. of the Appalachian league, will train together. On hand as skipper of the Elizabethton club is Johnny Davenport, popular manager and first baseman of the Salina team last season.

Elizabethton is Class the other two Class C. At Benneltsville, 10 miles from here. Terre Haute, of the Three Bye league, Bradford, of the Pony league, and Lima. 0., of the Ohio State league will train together. At Laurens, S.

third Philllc training site, Wilmington, of the Inter- State league and Schenectady, N. of the Eastern league will train. Manager Put Patterson of the Salina club nan informed President Bert Lumb that he hopes to have the Salina Blue Jays home by April 20. The club will Jly to Snlina from Columbia, S. C.

A two-day exiilbition series i the Aberdeen, S. D. dub of the Northern league In hoped for the Western association season opens. One of the prize youngsters signed by the Phillies the past winter will come in for more than the usual attention and instruction here in the next three weeks. He's Ronnie Hammett, a Salina resident, assigned to the this coming season as an outfielder.

Hammett, who pitched in high school, amateur and semipro circles, was transferred to the outfield because of his hitting ability and strong throwing arm. The strappling, 6'2" youngster was signed by the Phils' scout Eddie Walls during mid- winter, shortly before the Brooklyn Dodgers sought his signature. Although young for the a Western association, Hammett is expected to make the grade. He will be tutored by most of Phillie scouts, managers and in-j structors while here. front Reardon said, "considers the Salina baseball club board of directors one of finest group of men it has had the pleasure of working with.

"Philadelphia likes Salina and has always found the working agreement of the two cities the best. We will do our best i season to provide the fine men on the board of directors and the loyal Salina baseball fans, who have stood by the club in the past lean years, a first division club in 1951." Juco Teams May Play Only One Bowl Grid Game Hutchinson, Schools in the National Junior College Athletiic association will be permitted to play only one football bowl game a year and must collect at least 80 percent of the gross receipts from that game. Those rules were set up in. a football control code adopted Saturday by NJCAA officials at their closing convention session here. The new rules will require several bowl gnme sponsors to revise their financal arrangements If XJCAA teams are to play.

The sponsors must pay all expenses of the promotion out of their 'JO percent share of the receipts. No team may play in a post-season game unless at least two representatives of a member school are on the administrative committee of the sponsoring organization. New bowl promotions must be approved by the NJCAA's executive committee at its annual meeting, and established bowls will be checked to see if they conform to the new rules. March 18 was set as the opening a for the 1952 National Junior Other'rookies'oTthe Salina ros- 1Ie )a ske tbiU 1 ter are John Filapose, an t- lielder; John Poska, infielder; Alex Ropek, George Richard Ullmsnn, John McC 1- lock, Joe Kapalin and Chet Slran- czek. ail pitchers.

Although a youngster. McCullock. a southpaw, is assured finishing the. season with ball club if he makes the grade. He is a citizen of Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada, and not subject to Army draft.

Eleven other baseball veterans have been assigned to the Jays. They include five players with the team last season. On the list are John Gallis, a pitcher with Carbcndale, of North Atlantic league last year; Gordon Hernandez, third a Salina; Nick Krsnick, outfielder, Lima; Ernie Piet, pitcher, Americus, Jack Seltenreich, outfielder, Salina; William Sim- shock, pitcher, Bradford, Gene Werner, Salina, pitcher; Bob Winters, pitcher, Carbondale; Richard Zack, third base, Carbondale; John Ziegemeier, pitcher. Salina, and the Jays' ace relief pitcher of last season, 19 year old Bob Zimmerman. Lost to the Jays this season because of Army service are Ed Able, John Ahey, Jim Bradshaw, Dick Descelo.

Ray Khourn, Wall Klimash. Albert Nore and Bob Eiter, all pitchers; Bill a wood, Morrie Nordell, infielders, and Tom Mankey, outfielder. Present plans are to form the Salina club at the spring training camp from men at all three camps, then fly the town from Columbia, S. th'e morning of April 20 to arrive here at i :30 p.m. The next three days will be spent practicing under the lights.

Exhibition games with Aberdeen are hoped for April 24 and 25. Salina opens the season at Hutchinson April 29, then returns home against the Elks April 30 a May 1. Following that series the club heads south to Fort Smith and Muskogee. Although the Jays have plenty of pitchers and outfielders hand, big quest in spring training will be infielders a catchers. JOB Keardon.

head of the Phillies farm system, personally assured President Bert Lamb by telephone that the best available talent will flow into the Jays' season to assure A winning ball club. "The Philadelphia which will be held in Hutchinson again under sponsorship of the Hutchinson American Legion. The association also voted to organize a statistics bureau which will try to keep permanent records on top athletic teams and performances in junior college football and basketball. All present officers were reeled- ed fov another 1-year term. They are: Reed Swenson, Weber college, Ogden, Utah, president; Charles Sesher, Hutchinson, vice- president; George Hoy, Phoenix, secretary; Robert P.

Carter, Amarillo, treasurer. Doering Leads At Halfway In Greensboro Open Greensboro, N. C. (AP)--Arthur Doering, 34-year-old Richmond, professional, who has won only $800 on golf's winter tour this year, shot a steady par 71 Saturday to take a three-stroke lead at the halfway mark of the 510,000 Greensboro Open tournament a 141 total lor 36 holes. Marly Kurgul, Long Beach, pro whose first day 68 had given him the lead by two strokes over Doering and Jim Milward of Green Bay, fell off to 76 Saturday and dropped into second place with 144.

He held a stroke lead over three other pros, Johnny Bulla, Vernona, Jim Ferrler. San Francisco, and Lew Worsham, Oakmont, going into Sunday's third round. The tournament winds up on Monday over the Starmount Firest country club course, a par 71 layout. PKIZK KLVK JAY ROOKIE Ronnie llaiiimctt, former Sarrcd Heart high baseball and basketball star, holds a Salina Ulne 'ay baseball uniform in front of liitii shortly before departing for the -lays' spring training camp at Darlington, S. C.

H.iiiiini'U, signed hy Scout Eddie Walls this winter, will be an outfielder with the Jaybirds. (JOl'KXAli PHOTO) Gambler Says Cage Official Aids Fixes Seven threats at 146, five Ed Creagh off the top end, were Glenn Teal, Jacksonville, Jack Shields, Cedar Rapids, Jack Burke, Houston, Jay Hebcrt, Great Neck, Long island. N. Bob Toski, Northampton. Earl Stewart, Dallas, and Washington (AP) A SI million-j chal lje anil Gus argotta.

Charlie a-year bettor testified Saturday I golta was a i ni underworld that "three, four or five still-active basketball referees" are believed in gambling circles to be involved in fixing college games. The self-described professional gambler, Sidney A. Brodson of I said also that he felt Roberto de Vicenzo, Buenos Aires. Jtilard all but blew himself out of the tournament with a 78 for 148. Madison Square Garden games The gale-like winds which swept on before the bribery scandal de- the course Friday again there, and kept most scores well over par.

A two under 69 by Shields was the day's best round. Prominent casualties were a senate dime a dozen. committee. 'something was abnormal" about Brodson, a slender, smooth-talking former lawyer, testified before crime investigating He wasn't asked for, and didn't fashion, along with political figure Charles Binaggio in a. Truman road clubhouse in Kansas City last April.

At Kansas City, Dr. Nigro said he had "nothing to do with the bond for the Gargotta brothers." This was posted in cash on Easter Sunday, 1947, after the two were arrested on charges of holding up a Harian, night club. "I received a call and someone asked me who I knew in Des Moines," Nigro said. "I mentioned several persons 1 knew there, but 1 didn't ask why." Nigro said the FBI had question- Sam Snead of White Sulphur jgive, the names of the referees e(J him a tne ca He added Springs, W. seeking his third successive Greensboro win, needed 40-38-7S on a card dotted with seven fives for a 149 total.

Woman Cager In Hall Of Fame Dallas (AP) Lurlyne Greer of the Nashville, Gold-Blumes, third place team in the Woman's National AAU basketball tournament, Saturday entered the women's basketball hall of fame. Being selected for the fifth time on the All-America team qualified Misa Greer for the coveted honor. Wayland College of Plainview, playing under the name Hutcherson Flying Queens, placed three players on the All-America squad of ten. Wayland was defeated by Hanes hosiery of Winslon-Salem, N. Friday night in the tournament finals 50-34.

Hanes got two players on tile squad. Price Joins K-Sfate Staff Knoxville, Tenn. (AP) Royal Price, former Tennessee guard, was added Saturday to the Kansas State football coaching staff, head coach Billy Meek announced. Meek said Price would join-the staff at Manhattan Apr. 2, a day after the start of spring practice.

"We are mighty glad to get Price. Gen. (Bob Neyland recommends him highly and I am sure he will be a valuable addition to our staff." he said. Price was a member of Tennessee's 1942-46 and 47 teams. He is from Johnstown, and is now coach at Cartersville, high school.

he suspected of being approacn-j he wou be willing to testify to i committee about have able bv fixers. But he said at least one is in no thing to hide." the midwestern Big Ten conference and another in the east's Ivy league. "Oddly enough," Brodson said, Foreign Dogs Feature Race Muskogee, Okla. (AP) Performances by out-of-state dogs featured Saturday's running of preliminaries to the National amateur field trials. The event closes Sunday with an amateur derby.

Results: Open puppy stakes: 1. -Wichita boy, owned by G. F. Christian, Wichita. Kas.

2. Texas Ranger's Amos, J. T. Lassiter, Paris, Tex. 3.

Trigger, A. M. Frierson, Bristow, Okla. Amateur all-age: 1. Frierson's Luminary Dude, owned by Frierson.

2. Oklahoma Margie, Frierson 3. Egyptian Lad. Dr. C.

A. Morgan, Oklahoma City. "these officials are still refereeing." (In New York, Dave Walsh, associate director of the Eastern college Basketball bureau, whose duties include the assigning of officials to work in eastern games, ie "Ivy" league, said: knowledge, all our officials are beyond reproach and we have the utmost confidence in the entire Brodson referred to the Big Ten in this somewhat tangled sentence: "There was one instance in the Big Ten where, when on particular referee referees the games, almost the same situation as took place in the Garden developed." Big Ten leaders "know about this case," he added. In the Madison Square Garden game-fixing scandals 11 college basketball players have been arrested. Brodson faced tile senators, the microphones and the newsreel and television cameras after another witness told of helping get two Kansas City gangsters out of jail at the suggestion of a well known Kansas City doctor.

The earlier witness was Lew Farrell, formerly Luigi Fratto, a chubby ex-boxer known in some i records as "Cockeyed Louie." He's a beer distributor in Des Moines, la. Reluctantly, Farrell named the physician as Dr. D. M. Nigro after senators threatened him with contempt proceedings if he remained silent.

Even then. Farroll protested against naming a. man "of the highest character" in a televised hearing. The gangsters in question were Nigro, a Notre Dame football player in 1912-13-14, is a sports enthusiast and served as city commissioner of 'child hygiene when the old Tom Pendergast political organization was in power. Don Forman Held In Cage Scandal New York (AP) Don Forman, former New York university basketball player, was held Saturday night as a material witness in the still-growing 1 scandal over the fixing of college basketball games.

Forman, who played guard at N. Y. is from Jacksonville, Fla. He is the 14th player or former player involved in the investigation of bribery by gamblers trying to rig basketball scores at New York's Madison Square Garden. Forman acted as an intermediary between gamblers and players on the City College of New York team during the past season, the prosecutor's office said.

Oakland, Calif. (AP)--The Oak land rallied in the aeveiith Inning against the world-champion New York Yankees Saturday to score seven runs at the expense of rookie right-hander Ernie Nevel and win 9-6. New York 050 100 000--6 10 1 Oakland 000 100 70x--9 12 3 Raschi, Nevel (LP) (7), Ostrowski (7), Peterson (8) and Berra, Silvera (7): Ayers, Gassaway (WP) (3), Breisingcr (8) and Malone, i manno (7). Home run--Rapp, Oakland. Oakland, Calif.

(AP)--Joe DiMaggio strained his left knee and may be benched later for a rest, the New York Yankees announced after their defeat by the Pacific Coast league Oakland Oaks Saturday. However, Yankee officials said Joe would play in the exhibition games Sunday against the Oaks and the San Francisco Seals. DiMaggio complained that his knee was hurting during Saturday's game and was taken out of the lineup in the fourth inning. Los Angeles, Calif. (AP)--The Chicago Cubs exploded for.

eight runs in the fourth inning Saturday and went on to beat the St. Louis Browns in an exhibition baseball game, 10-5. Forrest Burgess started the big inning a double and closed it with a three-run homer. Hank Sauer also homered for the Cubs. His came in the first inning after Ransom Jackson had singled.

Frank Hiller started for the Cubs and held the Browns off first base until the start of the fifth, when Joe Lutz walked. Ken Wood followed with a homer. The Biowns made another run off Hiller in the sixth and added two more off Johnny Schmitz in the seventh. St. Louis (A) 000 021 200-- 5 5 1 Chicago (N 200 SOO OOx--10 11 1 Johnson (LP), Schaclit ('), Bauers (7) and Moss; Hiller (WPj, Schmitz (7) and Burgess.

Home Runs--St. Louis, Wood; Chicago, Sauer. Burgess. third baseman Al Rosen, leading American league home run hitter in 1950, had a perfect day with his bat against the San Franciscu Seals, and the Indians handed the Seals a. 15-2 defeat.

Cleveland 204 000 702--15 18 0 San Francisco 000 000 101-- 2 9 4 Garcia, Flores (7) and Hegan; Deal Duca, Bradford (3), Perez (8), and Orteig. Bradenton; Fla, The Boston Braves went on a five-run spree in the last of the ninth Saturday for an 11-10 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics-- IS of whom -were banished by National league Umpire Frank Dascoli. Dascoli, who chased A'? Manager Jimmy Dykes here Friday, thumbed Catcher Joe Tipton the second inning. Pitcher Joe Coleman was ejected in the sixth and a few minutes later 16 more of the A's were ordered from the cene. Dykes -was chased Friday for arguing over a decision and apparently Saturday's banishments grew from that incident.

The same icarns play their third game here K-Stete Beats Aggies 68-44 By Skipper Patrick Kanwut City, (AP) Kanm State freewheeling Wildcats, spinning on a balanced scoring attack, outclassed twice-national champion Oklahoma A. M. 68 to 44 in the western NCAA finals Saturday night. A prohibitive pre-tournament favorite, the Big Seven conference champions scored repeatedly off their fast break for 37-U halftime lead and never was a time when the 1,500 partisan fans figured the underdog had a chance. Kansas State, whk'h ranked 4 in the final Associated Press Poll, meets Kentucky, eastern playoff victor 78-74 over Illinois, for the XatluiuJ NCAA crown in Minneapolis next Tuesday.

In a preliminary game for third place University of Washington beat Brigham Young university SO-67. Oklahoma A. M-. which won the national title in 1945 and 1946, and was a finalist against Kentucky in 1949, lost for the first time in the Western playoffs. Oklahoma At.M--44 I Kansas State--68 Johnson Ward Pager McAnhur McAfee.

Sheets Smith Amnya. Rogers IK 0 0 1 1 0 i 2 4 Head 3 Gibson Schuyler li Stone Peck Hitch Knpstman 3i Barrett Upson Oi (t 1 3 0 0 0 0 1 4 3 0 3 1 Totals 16 12 251 Totals 26 16 IS HaUtlme score: Kansas State 37, Okla- loma A 14. Washington Bumps BYU 86-61 Kansas City (AP) The University of Washington Huskies coordinated their height advantage with good shooting to bump Brig-1 to level the fray. Kentucky In 76-74Win Over Illini By Will New York (AP)-- Shelby Linville's nerve-stabbing goal in the last 18 seconds gavt mighty Kentucky a close- shave 76-74 victory over Illinois Saturday night in the eastern finals of the NCAA basketball tournament. The nation's No.

1 team and heavy title favorite thus qualified to meet the winner of Saturday night's game between Kansas Stata and Oklahoma A. M. at Kansas City for the championship. Tha title game is set for next Tuesday night at Minneapolis. Linville, who went in for string- bean Bill Spivey when the seven- foot All-America was benched on excessive fouls with three minutes to play, scored three spectacular lay-up goals in the pulsating finish before a crowd of 16,425 at Madison Square Garden.

Scrappy Illinois, fighting the two- time national champions right down to the nub, took the ball out of bounds after Linville's climactic goal and made a desperate effort Barbour Promoted At Detroit U. Detroit (AP)--University of Detroit athletic director Earl (Dutch) Clark announced Saturday that was promoting Eddie Barbour, long time of figure, to assistant athletic director. Barbour, a quarterback on Titan grid teams in 192S-29-30, also will be chief scout and will coach the football team. Barbour has been a member of the coaching staff since 1931. Clearwater, Hike Goliat hit a homer and a triple Saturday to lead the Philadelphia Phils to a 5-3 victory over the Boston Rex Sox in a baseball exhibition which drew 3.S51 fans, a new record at Cleanvater.

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Tampa, Fla. tP) Balding Kenny Raffensberger mystified the Washington Senators for eight full innings with a dazzling variety of pitches Saturday as the Cincinnati Reds rung up an easy 7-4 exhibition triumph. Wash. (A) 000 000 013--4 11 1 Cin. (N) Oil 101 30x-- 7 10 0 Marrero (LP).

Harris (6) Moreno (S) and Grasso, Okrie (6) Raffensberger (WPj and Scheffing. Home Runs Merriman, Scheffing, Cin. (N). ham Young university's Cougars 80 to 67 for third place in the Western NCAA playoffs Saturday night. A capacity crowd of 10,500 turned out for the final game in the eight-team playoffs which featured Kansas'State of the Big Seven and Oklahoma A.

M. of the Missouri Valley conference in the championship finals. The winner of the final game meets the eastern titlist for the national crown in Minneapolis next Tuesday. Bob Houbrcgs, 6-foot 7-inch center who led the scoring with 23 points, and other husky team mates laid down a steady barrage at the baskets that had Byll on the losing side almost from the start. Mike McCutchen and Doug Me- Clary each popped in 12 points and Frank 'Guissness got 11 for substantial scoring performances.

Roland Minson, 17 points, was tops for Byll. The Pacific coast champion Huskies were in complete charge after the first five and one half minutes of play. Washington never was able to make a rout of it in the first half because the Cougars' Minson had his sights on the hoop for three straight baskets in one stretch and Mel Hutchins and Bob Craig each hit in spots. Houbregs picked up 13 of his'23 points in the first half. Minson scored 11 and Hutchins 9 before the intermisson.

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Hlllraaa Richey Minson Hutchiru Christensea Jarman Craig Dunn Jones Romney 4 1 1 3 0 a 11 Gulsnesf Ward McClary Enochs Stewart 0 Houbregs Wade Hengon fg ft 4 3 Montgomery 0 0 Totals 25 17 Totals Sarlano ,1 5 0 0 0 0 11 1 2 0 0 0 I 2 0 0 2 3 1 0 McCutchen 6 0 0 0 To Host NCAA In '52 Seattle (AP)--The Times said Saturday in a dispatch from Kansas City that the University of Washington will be host to the National Collegiate Basketball Championships again in 1952. The NCAA finals were held at Washington's Edmundson pavillion in 1943. with Kentucky beating Oklahoma A. M. for the crown.

The official decision on the 1952 event will be reached in Minneapolis during this year's finals. It has been known ror some time that Washington has been bidding for the '52 playoffs. The Times story said one unnamed member of the NCAA committee in charge predicted that the Minneapolis meeting would bring a recommendation that the finals be played in Seattle. The recommendation would assure Seattle's selection. Don Sunderlage.

team's great captain and wheelhorse. took a shot at the basket but the ball bounded off the rim and for ths third time in history Kentucky had shattered Illinois' hopes of a national title. The Wildcats also eliminated the Big Ten representative in the 1942 and 1949 tournaments. Phillips Third In AAU Tourney Denver, iP) Champions for of the last nine years, Phillips 66ers of Bartlesville, settled for third place Saturday night In the National AAU Basketball tourney by outclassing the Pcoria, 111, Diesels, 72-55. The game, played as a prelude to the championship tussle between San Francisco and Kort Collins, was dull and uninteresting after Friday night's blazing semi-finals.

The Western conference champions, completely unawed by Kentucky's record of 30 victories in 32 games, played the Wildcats off their feet for the first half, leading 39-32 at that stage. But Kentucky, with Spivey finding his delicate feather touch around the boards, stormed back to tie' the score 39-39 after two' minutes of the second half and set the, stage for the tremendous windup. Before Spivey went out on personal fouls, he had thrown in 28 points, just short of the tournament record set by North Carolina State's Sam Ranzino in 1950, and he had dominated both boards in the second half. Illinois, sparked by Its heads- up duo. Stmderlage and unsung Red Fletcher, almost matched Spivey goal for goal.

Fletcher, a junior from Champaign, 111., who usually confines himself to rebounding, scored 21 points, including eight field goals. Sunderlage finished the evening wilh 20. It was Fletcher who was responsible for sending Spivey to the sidelines with Kentucky clinging to a precarious 70-69 lead and threo minutes to go. Shifting into the pivot, he drove for the basket and forced the fifth il from the gangling Kentuckian from Macon, Ga. Fletcher missed his shot and then proceeded to miss two important free throws.

Linville then put Kentucky ahead 72-69 with a headlong lay-up shot, that din't even hit the rim. Ted Beach, Illinois' long shot artist who didn't find the range Saturday, tossed in a free throw and Irv Demoras, sophomore from Chicago, tied the score at 72-72. Linville then hit again--his second time in as many minutes--, only to see Sunderlage knot tha count again at 74-74 with: a half minute remaining. Hera Kentucky took the ball up the floor and Linville connected from under the basket while the crowd stood on its toes and let out a rafter-rocking, roar. Illinois--74 Peterson Baumg'dner Fletcher Beach Sunderlage Totals HaKtlme: 2 2 5 2 3 2 0 0 8 2 3 I Kentucky--76 it IB ft 'I Hasan 3 5 2j 7 0 1 5 Tsloropoulot i Spivey 11 6 Oi Watson 5 0 3 1 WhltaKer 4 0 0 .1 Kamscy 2 1 25 22 15' Totals 32" 13 Illinois '39.

Kentucky 32. St. John's Takes Third Place New York (AP) Dead-eye shooting from the outside by Jacfc; McMalion gave St. John's a 7159 victory over North Carolina State Saturday night for the third place consolation in the NCAA eastern basketball tournament. The game was played preliminary to the Kentucky-Illinois eastern finals before a.

crowd of 18,000 at Madison Square Garden. The St. John's Redmen must feel like they're in ft rut. They won third place last week in the national invitation..